As Richard Mandella reflected in 2017 on his magnificent training career, he said that he drew greater motivation from fear of failure than aspirations of greatness. “I never had any great dreams about what it actually became. Hall of Fame and all of that, it never entered my mind,” he said. “I just wanted to be some kind of success.”
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Bowen, Cook, Kerrison Selected to National Museum of Racing’s Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor
Esteemed writers Edward L. Bowen and Ray Kerrison and pioneering photographer Charles Christian “C. C.” Cook have been selected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor.
Rodriguez, Paquette, and Mailloux Shined in Ninth Season of Big-Race Showdown
America’s Best Racing’s ninth season of “Big-Race Showdown” came right down to the wire like any great horse race.
Rookie Rankings for Dec. 16: Leading 2026 Kentucky Derby Contenders
The second Saturday in December produced a bigger shakeup in the Rookie Rankings for next spring’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve than many racings fan might have expected.
